51. Which site recently got removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site list?
Note:- United Kingdom's Liverpool - Maritime City was delisted from the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites after marginalizing losing the vote count conducted. Liverpool - Maritime City was included into the World Heritage Site in 2004, and only the 3rd Site to get delisted.
52. Which state in India is set to appoint Dowry prohibition officers in all districts of the state?
Note:- The State Government of Kerala
has amended its Dowry Prohibition rules and is set to appoint ‘Dowry
prohibition officers’ in all 14 districts of the state. This move has been made
on the backdrop of rising number of dowry related complaints in the state. The
district women and child development officers would act as dowry prohibition
officers in each district.
53. Which city was unanimously selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2032 Summer Olympics?
Note:- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the honour of hosting the Games of the 35th Olympics to Australia's Brisbane City.
54. What is the full form of DIA, recently set up by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD)?
Note:- The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has set up Dairy Investment Accelerator under its Investment Facilitation Cell. It aims to promote and facilitate investments in the Indian Dairy Sector. Dairy Investment Accelerator is also generating awareness among investors about the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development fund (AHIDF). Under AHIDF, Rs. 15,000 crore fund has been set up for offering financial support to entrepreneurs, private companies, MSME, FPOs etc.
55. What is the name of the online discovery platform for the most promising start-ups of the country?
Start-up India Lens
Note:- Startup India Showcase is an online discovery platform for the most promising startups in the country. As per recent data from the Union Commerce Ministry, as many as 104 startups from different sectors have been registered on the Startup India Showcase platform. In the platform, the promising start-ups, chosen through various programs, are exhibited in the form of virtual profiles.
56. Which Union Ministry has formulated a Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Development of Rural Tourism in India?
Note:- The Ministry of Tourism has formulated a Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Development of Rural Tourism in India – An initiative towards Atmanirbhar Bharat. The Ministry has also invited feedback from all the State Governments/UT Administrations regarding the policy. The strategy focuses on new ideas like Digital technologies, Developing clusters among others. It has also identified Rural Circuit as one of the thematic circuits under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
57. What is the name of the fish, that has been caught in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand for the first time in three decades?
Note:- Hilsa, the pricey fish has been caught in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand for the first time in three decades. The fish lives in the seas but spawns in the rivers. This has been witnessed after the gates and fish locks of the Farakka barrage were changed to allow the upstream migration of the fish. Hilsa or ilish, has been the favorite gift to Indian leaders from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It depleted after the Farakka barrage was constructed in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal and nets were put on the Bangladesh side.
58. To which field, Project 75 “I” is related to?
Note:- Project 75I is the Defence Ministry’s ambitious project to design and construct submarines for the Indian Navy, indigenously. Recently, the Defence Ministry has issued a tender amounting Rs.50,000 crore for building six conventional submarines under the project 75I and the tenders have been issued to Mazagon Dockyards Limited and Larsen and Toubro.
59. Who owns the private space agency ‘Blue Origin’?
Note:- Jeff Bezos – the founder of Amazon owns the privately funded space agency Blue Origin. The agency’s spaceship named “New Shepard” has made a successful trip to space and back to earth, with Jeff Bezos and three others on board. The booster rocket touched down seven minutes after lift-off and the capsule containing the astronauts landed back to earth after 10 minutes after lift-off.
60. Which PSU is set to build the first ‘Green Hydrogen’ plant at Mathura?
Note:- State-owned PSU – Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) would build the country’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at its Mathura refinery. This is a part of the company’s plan to produce cleaner forms of energy. Mathura has been selected by virtue of its proximity to TTZ (Taj Trapezium Zone).
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